Big Liars, sanctions, COVID. Lou Glazer of Michigan Future and Emily Lawler of MLive
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Michigan Policast for Monday, July 19, 2021
- COVID updates
- Voter suppression
- AG Nessel v the Big Liars
- Lou Glazer of Michigan Future on the Invest in America bill
- Facebook hates America
- Political notes
- Emily Lawler 1) introduces her new podcast and 2) reviews the gubernatorial race
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Jump to a topic:
- Segment one: COVID updates
- Segment two: Voter suppression
- Segment three: AG Nessel v the Big Liars
- Segment four: Lou Glazer of Michigan Future on the Invest in America bill
- Segment five: Facebook hates America
- Segment six: Political notes
- Segment seven: Emily Lawler 1) introduces her new podcast and 2) reviews the gubernatorial race
- Comments
COVID updates
- Delta variant: Here's a map showing where low vaccination rates meet high case counts as infections surge
- COVID news: Delta variant spreads as infections rise in 48 states
- Delta Variant Is On The Rise. Here's How To Stay Safe And Protect Others : Shots – Health News : NPR
- Health department, superintendents urge students to get vaccinated
- Bridge Michigan coronavirus dashboard
- State Modeling Update
- Michigan vaccine lottery has first winners. But inoculation rates still flat. | Bridge Michigan
- Michigan GOP is repealing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer emergency powers. It won’t change much. | Bridge Michigan
- Vice President Harris: ‘This virus does not care who you voted for'
With The Delta Variant Spreading Fast, Is It Time To Mask Up Again?
“While Michiganders are dealing with flood damage, inadequate infrastructure, and countless other very real problems, Republican lawmakers are wasting their time on a pointless gesture to score political points.” –@saminglot on the Senate vote on Unlock MI https://t.co/qf1kBxuNPr
— Progress Michigan (@ProgressMich) July 15, 2021

Source: CNBC
Re: @MiSenate adoption of #UnlockMichigan - 'The 460,00 voters who signed the petition represent about 11% of the 4.2m voters who participated in the 2018 gubernatorial election, which @GovWhitmer won with nearly 2.3 million votes' ~@bridgemi https://bit.ly/3z5JmnwClick To Tweet
Thanks for stopping by, Olivia, and for using your voice to urge young people to get vaccinated. If we all do our part and get the COVID-19 vaccine, we can defeat this virus once and for all. Let’s do this. pic.twitter.com/ovn12CUjLu
— President Biden (@POTUS) July 15, 2021
Grateful to have @VP in Detroit today to help spread the word about the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. Michigan is seeing great progress in vaccination rates. Let’s keep going. pic.twitter.com/CfjEme365A
— Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) July 12, 2021
Voter suppression
- <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/us/politics/biden-voting-philadelphia.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210714&instance_id=35258&nl=the-morning®i